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Dow Names Jack Broodo Vice President, Investor Relations

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that Jack Broodo,
president of Dow Chemical Canada ULC and director of feedstocks for the
Company's North and Latin America regions has been named vice president
of Investor Relations for the Company.

Broodo succeeds Doug May, who will become business president of the
Company's Olefins and Aromatics business unit. Broodo will report to
William Weideman, Dow's executive vice president and chief financial
officer, and will work with May to ensure a smooth transition.

"Dow has driven a series of strategic actions over the past several
years to reposition the Company and maximize returns for shareholders,"
said Weideman. "During this time, Doug's leadership and focus on the
investment community has strongly supported our efforts to maintain
regular and transparent dialogue with the investment community regarding
our progress against key strategic and financial milestones. Jack's
business leadership experience, together with his broad background on
the Company's integrated portfolio and key growth projects, will be
instrumental in our efforts to maintain this focus and the quality of
this dialogue moving forward."

Broodo has served in a variety of commercial, business nd manufacturing
leadership roles throughout his more than 30-year career with the
Company. His background includes significant experience across Dow's
olefins and aromatics businesses and in-depth knowledge of the Company's
plans to leverage its low-cost advantage to maximize growth across its
global footprint. In 2009, Broodo assumed the senior leadership role for
Dow's business and site operations in Canada - driving results for the
Company and maintaining positive relationships across the communities in
which Dow operates. In 2013, he took on additional responsibility as
director of feedstocks for Dow's North and Latin America regions, where
his leadership was instrumental in enhancing the Company's position in
Latin America. Notably, during this time, he has served as a key member
of the team leading the advancement of the Company's U.S. Gulf Coast
investment program.

Broodo earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the
University of Texas, Austin.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company
is driving innovations that extract value from the intersection of
chemical, physical and biological sciences to help address many of the
world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water,
clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural
productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven, industry-leading
portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and
plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products
and solutions to customers in approximately 180 countries and in high
growth sectors such as packaging, electronics, water, coatings and
agriculture. In 2013, Dow had annual sales of more than $57 billion and
employed approximately 53,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than
6,000 products are manufactured at 201 sites in 36 countries across the
globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly
noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.